OLD NEWS

8/27/2008 → First day of practice

8/26/2008 → First day of classes and recruitment meeting

8/22/2008 → Move in day for Freshman

8/09/2008 → USA Eagles vs. Clermont Auvergne @ Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel's Island

Summer 2008 → The Cougars are experimenting with the first ever College 7's team hoping to compete in a few tournaments throughout the summer.

04/05/2008 → The C of C Cougars traveled up to Wilmington this weekend to take on the Wilmington Spartans. In perfect rugby weather, rainy and wet, the Cougars dominated Wilmington for most of the match. Wade Berreth and Tyler Pittman scored trys giving the Cougars a 10-5 lead. However, the Spartans scored two trys to finish the match and win 19-10.
The most exciting part of the match, besides the Spartan sandwich made by Ryan Murray and Sam Cook resulting in a Wilmington player being carried off the field, was the return of David "Statch" Bethel, aka Bahama Bad Boy. In his first match back in over a year, David made upwards of three tackles in a row, making lots of noise in the process. Upon leaving the game, one Wilmington player commented, "Who is that guy with all those tattoos, and is he on drugs?"
Thank you everyone for another great season. Especially Tim Walsh and Todd Burnaford who will be departing. See you all next year.
Man of the match: Dan Markevich
Dick of the Day: Wade Berreth

02/02/2008 → The Cougars took on the Charleston Outlaws B-side today and again the score did not reflect C of C. The cougars lost 50-5, with Greg Hayes scoring his first try. The cougars put up a hard defense but could not keep up with the Outlaws great speed.

01/20/2008 → odd Burnaford, Joey Ingham, Brendan McSherry, and Sam Cook represented the Cougars as teams from all over the Palmetto Union joined together for an All-Star game with the East Pennsylvania All-Stars. The match was loads of fun even though the Palmetto union lost by at least fifty.

01/19/2008 → The Cougars lost a heart breaker to the Furman knights on Saturday. The conditions were terrible with constant rain and the temperature in the fifties. The pack played great producing a try, and again Ryan Murray scored, this time at fullback.
Man of the match: Cullen Lea
Dick of the Day: Rob James

We will meet at the YWCA parking lot at 10:00 AM to carpool to the field. Warmups at 11. The game starts at Noon.

01/09/2008 → We will have practice as soon as we get back to school on Wed and Thur at regular times. Also, there will be a mandatory meeting at Todd's house on Sunday the 13th at 9 PM, officers need to be there at 8 PM. Don't be late!

12/01/2007 → Toys For Tots Tournament at the Citadel: The C of C Men's RFC played two matches this weekend. The first, against the Outlaws, was the best fight the cougars have put up to the Charleston Men's team in a while. The final score of 36-0 does not reflect the efforts put forth. The second game however, was a different story. The cougars put up a poor performance against arch rivals, the Citadel, losing 60-12. The game was scheduled on short notice due to their opponent not appearing at the tournament. The match was sluggish, and the tackling was poor. The only highlights involved the trys by Joey Ingham, after a long push by the pack, Tyler Pittman's great run, and Greg Hayes' extra point from the sideline that bounced off the crossbar through the uprights.
Thanks to everyone for a great season and we will see you all out in the spring.
Dicks of the Day: Everyone

11/17/2007 → C of C vs. UNC Charlotte at Home: UNCC started off with a quick try, but the one-man show known as Ryan Murray tied it up with a long run breaking multiple tackles. UNCC answered with another try but failed to complete either of their extra points. C of C defense stepped up and shut out UNCC for the rest of the half. The half ended with a score by pat, and another long run by Ryan Murray. Greg completed both extra points to make the half score 19-10. UNCC started off the second half strong with two scores and one extra point to take the lead 19-22. C of C answered with a long drive but lost the ball on the one-meter line. A failed ruck however by UNCC left the ball wide open and Ryan Murray picked the ball and scored again. At this point the game got a little out of hand with one red card issued to UNCC. The classy C of C team stayed cool, and Tim Walsh ran a long try to seal the game 31-22. In the last few minutes, two more red cards were issued to UNCC for high tackles and punching. C of C placed another notch in their belt moving their record with UNCC this year to 2 and 1, and their overall record to 8 wins, 6 losses.
Man of the Match: Ryan Murray
Dicks of the Day: Todd Burnaford, Ryan Murray

11/03/2007 → The cougars took on the old boys at James Island this weekend. The match started off weak with the old boys scoring four consecutive tries. After the half though, the Cougars came back, first with a penalty try, and then two more tries with monstrous pushes from the pack. Todd Burnaford and Tyler Pittman scored bringing the Cougars close to the old boys. It was not enough, and the old boys were victorious 35-17. Next year the old boys should be sure to bring their diplomas because only the ringers from the DC Irish could score on the Cougars.
Man of the Match: Greg Hayes
Dick of the Day: Sean Kavanough